What do you think about people having dreams? If you have dreams, what are they (if you don't mind sharing!) and are you working towards making them happen?

I'm asking because I had one major dream after high school - I wanted to go live and work abroad.. However, my mum completely lost it when I told her. She wanted me to continue my education and in the end, I gave into her demands in order to keep the peace. Part of me has felt lost ever since

I ended up dropping out of school after a nervous breakdown and have worked massively in therapy and on my own to heal from repeated childhood and adolescent traumatization.. I feel I've come to a point where I'm supposed to decide where to go next in my life and this has brought on the memory of the last time I really knew what I wanted to do with my life and how unsupportive my mum was..

So, I'm wondering if it's OK to have dreams? I'm not stupid, I know that the reality of something I dream of could be completely different from what I had in mind, but at least, then I'd know! I think there must be a reason for the inner pull to choose a certain direction.. And even if it turns out bad in the end, things are never black and white and I'm sure everything we do teaches us something!

I feel I just need the freedom to follow what comes from within, but I'm unsure if that's completely stupid and not the way we're supposed to live our lives.. But if it's not, then I don't know where to go Then I'll have no map..